every month; each month; monthly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to pass (of time); to elapse
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
classification; categorization; sorting
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to have an eye on; to zero in on
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
with a start; with a jump
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to brave a danger; to take a risk
throughout; all through; right through